Iwate University Article List
Enhanced hearing function in visual cortex after blindness confirmed in rats by Iwate University and others
A research group led by Professor Hiroshi Tomita of Iwate University and Professor Norihiro Katayama of Shokei Gakuin University has reported that rats that are genetically blind have a cerebral cortical visual cortex after becoming blind.
First deciphering of the silkworm W chromosome and successful construction of a female genome assembly
A group from Gakushuin University, Iwate University, the National Institute for Basic Biology, and the National Institute of Genetics has been studying the mechanism of chromosome 1 (CM1) expression in silkworms and fig trees, which are model organisms for lepidopteran insects.
Why is the urine marked by cats more tasteful than usual? Iwate University explains
A research group at Iwate University has revealed why cat spray urine tastes worse than regular urine.
Iwate University announces plans to reorganize the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Faculty of Agriculture and establish a new Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in April 2025
Iwate University announced plans to reorganize its Faculty of Science and Technology and Faculty of Agriculture in 2025, as well as a new plan for its Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.The Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Faculty of Agriculture were reorganized, and the Faculty of Agriculture was jointly established […]
There is no health hazard if you continue to feed Actinidia to cats; an effective spray product has also been developed.
A joint study by Iwate University, Nagoya University, and the University of Liverpool in the UK found that feeding Actinidia to cats showed no dependence or stress-inducing properties, and […]
Iwate University and Animal Breeding Research Institute Develop Technology to Instantly Create Pregnancy Environment for Animals Using Sound Vibration
A research group consisting of Associate Professor Takehito Kaneko of Iwate University and the Animal Breeding Research Institute instantly created a pregnancy environment for mice, research animals, using sonic vibration […]
World's first iPS cells established from domestic endangered birds such as Yanbaru rail
A group centered on the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Iwate University, the Institute of Raptor Medicine, NPO Animal Hospital Okinawa, and Gifu University has independently developed […]
The reason why cats lick and bite Actinidia polygama, Iwate University, etc. are elucidated
Iwate University, in collaboration with Nagoya University and the University of Liverpool in the UK, licked the leaves that are seen as a characteristic gesture of the cat's Actinidia polygama reaction […]
Developed by Iwate University, a technology to create an animal pregnancy environment in a short time by sonic vibration
A research group consisting of Associate Professor Taketo Kaneko of Iwate University and the Institute of Animal Breeding specializes in the pregnancy environment of rats used as research animals […].
Lead of ammunition used at the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration, half of which turned out to be from Britain
Dr. Masataka Aizawa, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ryukyu University, Professor Tomotoshi Mizoda, Iwate University, Professor Takahiro Hosono, Graduate School of Advanced Science, Kumamoto University […]